School's Out!

The kid's were out of school today because of a teacher work day and parent/teacher conferences. We took the opportunity, or should I say I took the opportunity to work on decluttering Harrison's bedroom. His room is the last room in the house that hasn't had a thorough decluttering session. It has been so bad that all I managed to get done, with Harrison's help, was to clean off his desk. But even that small task made a huge difference in the looks of his room. I think I'll have to wait until he is in school again to do some selective decluttering myself. :)
We had great reports on both kids from their teachers. Both are reading well above their grade level. And, Elizabeth has a talent of writing just about anything. She loves to write. She was so excited today when we were cleaning out Harrison's room. She was the lucky recipient of two notebooks and a box of crayons. You would have thought she'd won a million dollars. Harrison is doing great in all areas at school. He is reading 4th and 5th grade level books in the 2nd grade. Now, if he'd just learn to love writing as much as Elizabeth does.
Harrison got a nice surprise at the Boy Scout Blue and Gold Banquet last Saturday. He got a trophy for coming in First Place for his age division in the Pinewood Derby. He was 4th overall but at least he won 1st for his age group.
We are thankful that we have an easy weekend coming up. With no Upward games to go to, we can spend some time relaxing!

The End is Here!

Ok, I mean that in a good way. Today was our last Upward Basketball games. After 8 Saturdays of our family juggling two games at two different places at two different times, we are ready for a break. Tomorrow is the award ceremony, and we are so glad to be done. We've had a great season with great coaches. Another reason the end is here is that we finally get our new pastor tomorrow!! We have a great day planned starting with a special installation service at the NLRHS East Campus auditorium and ending with a concert by Steve Green at our church. We are looking forward to starting a new era in our church and moving forward in the direction God leads.